03 Dec, 04:30AM in sunny Singapore!
Home → IT Support and Tech Corner →

AUTO STARTS AFTER SHUT DOWN.

Subscribe to AUTO STARTS AFTER SHUT DOWN. 12 posts

Please Login or Signup to reply.
  • mrcoconut
    mrcoconut's Avatar
    650 posts since May '07
    • 10 Aug `08, 3:38PM

      my laptop auto restarts after i shut it down and i have to press the ON button for a while just for it to completely off.

      can anyone provide me a solution?

      Thanks load

  • Moderator
    ndmmxiaomayi
    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,307 posts since Aug '05
    • 10 Aug `08, 4:50PM

      Never hear of such things before.

      I'm going to ask a few lame questions, hope you don't mind.

      1. What OS are you using? XP or Vista or others?

      2. If using XP, are you using the classic Start Menu or XP Start Menu?

      3. If using Vista, which Start Menu are you using? The new version or old version?

      4. Can you boot up your laptop and run this command (only works for XP and above) . Let me know if it's working OK.

      Click on Start > Run.

      Copy and paste in shutdown.exe -s -t 00

      Press Enter.

      Does it restart your computer or shuts it down?

      Last question isn't lame, but maybe could help find some oddities.

      What's your laptop hardware specifications?

      1. Processor (Example: Intel Core 2 Duo)

      2. Motherboard (Laptop should be using mobo from Intel, but there are some which doesn't)

  • Moderator
    kenn3th
    kenn3th's Avatar
    17,497 posts since Nov '06
    • 10 Aug `08, 5:00PM

      Apart from Mayi's method,

      check if you windows update has an update that requires you to restart.

      Even if you press shutdown, it will still restart ( windows vista wise).

       

      And

      Is it the eveytime it happens or once a week ect?

  • Y_Shun
    Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,084 posts since Aug '06
  • youyayu
    youyayu's Avatar
    4,818 posts since Dec '07
    • 10 Aug `08, 5:05PM

      same problem.. some time i really really remeber i shut down liao but the laptop on self on.. got ghost isit?

  • MyPillowTalks
    MyPillowTalks's Avatar
    15,791 posts since Nov '06
    • 10 Aug `08, 5:24PM

      i thought of sth

       

      if u are running vista, and u click the 'power button' at the start menu, make sure it is not being set as the restart button, i remeber there are ways to set it, but dunno where

       

  • Y_Shun
    Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,084 posts since Aug '06
    • 10 Aug `08, 5:40PM
      Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

      i thought of sth

       

      if u are running vista, and u click the 'power button' at the start menu, make sure it is not being set as the restart button, i remeber there are ways to set it, but dunno where

       

      Battery plan -> adavanced plan settings

  • Moderator
    ndmmxiaomayi
    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,307 posts since Aug '05
    • 10 Aug `08, 9:38PM
      Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

      i thought of sth

       

      if u are running vista, and u click the 'power button' at the start menu, make sure it is not being set as the restart button, i remeber there are ways to set it, but dunno where

       

      Vista default power button = sleep

      See the sticky on Vista

  • Moderator
    ndmmxiaomayi
    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,307 posts since Aug '05
    • 10 Aug `08, 9:39PM
      Originally posted by youyayu:

      same problem.. some time i really really remeber i shut down liao but the laptop on self on.. got ghost isit?

      LOL... try the HWZ thread suggestion and tinker with the wake-on-LAN settings.

      If it doesn't work, then answer the questions I posted...

  • mrcoconut
    mrcoconut's Avatar
    650 posts since May '07
  • Moderator
    ndmmxiaomayi
    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,307 posts since Aug '05
  • mrcoconut
    mrcoconut's Avatar
    650 posts since May '07
Please Login or Signup to reply.